Catherine

“So often you blame God for the life you have, but you do not know what life you want. Certainly there is a dilemma here. The life you want may not be the life God wants for you. This is why the process must begin by loving God first. It is in loving God with all your heart and mind and soul that he begins to shape your passions. When God has your heart, you can trust your desires. His will is not a map; it is a match. He shows you the way by setting you on fire. You will know God’s desire for you by the fire in you! The fire in you will light the way.”
― Erwin Raphael McManus, The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life

“We can become so afraid of death that we never live, so afraid of failure that we never risk, so afraid of pain that we never discover how strong we really are.”
― Erwin Raphael McManus, The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life

“The great tragedy that I have witnessed over and over again is that we keep underestimating how much God wants to do in us and through us. Too many of us have believed the lies we have been told: that we’re not good enough, we’re not smart enough, we’re not talented enough, we’re just not enough. One of the facets of God that makes him extraordinary is his ability to do the impossible through ordinary, everyday, common people like you and me.”
― Erwin Raphael McManus, The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life

“Success will lie to you and tell you that your future is just an extension of your past, when at its best, success is simply preparation for new challenges.”
― Erwin Raphael McManus, The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life